Fastening trousers cuff



June 14, 1938. F. R. CUR-riss l FASTENING TROUSERS CUFF Original Filed Dec. 19, 1933 m m wf, C n R l J. mR m 0d m dlT .l VK n mN A'v mm l Ressued June 14, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FASTENING TROUSERS CUFF Frank R. Curtiss, New Haven, Conn.

Original application December 19, 1933, Serial No. 703,032, now Patent No. 2,069,601, dated February 2, 1937.

Divided and application 8 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in trousers cuffs and has particular relation to the securing of a trousers cuil? in place at the lower end of a. trousers leg.

An object of the invention is to provide a, method whereby trousers cuffs may be secured in place without sewing.

Another object js to provide a method whereby a trousers cui may be secured in place by a staple or similar fastening means and in such manner that the staple does not show at the outer side of the trousers leg and has no projections at the inner side thereof.

The invention also comprehends the trousers the cuff of which is secured in place by a staple or similar article.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodlment of the invention is shown. However, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited'to the details disclosed but includes al1 such variations and modifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing:-

Fig. 1 is a side elevational view of the lower portion of a trousers leg with the cuff thereof secured in place in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially aong the line 3--3 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but showing the manner of applying'a staple.

The ,present application is a division of my application Serial Number 703,032 filed December 19th, 1933, now Patent No. 2,069,601 of February 2nd, 1937 and in which is disclosed a means for satisfactorily carrying out the invention here claimed.

Referring in detail to the drawing at 5 is shown the lower portion of a trousers leg and the latter is equ'pped with a cuff generally designated 6. The cui is shown as formed by folding or bending the material l ol the trousers leg at 8 and carrying such material upwardly to provide a layer 9 at the outer side of the lower end portion of the leg 5. Depending on the depth of the cuff the material is again bent at I0 and carried downwardly providing the outer layer I I of the cuff.

At the lower end of the trousers leg` the material is again folded or bent as at I2 and car- (Cl. 2-232l ried upwardly providing a short inner layer I3 which may be sewed in place in the usual manner. Heretofore, it has been the practice to sew the cuil.' 6 into the position in which it is shown and this is usually done by passing a few stitches through the cuff adjacent the upper edge thereof at each side of the trousers leg. When the trousers are sent to a cleaning establishment it is necessary to open the cuff or fold it down and accordingly the above mentioned stitches are cut. After the cleaning operation the cui must be again secured in its proper place and this is accomplished, in the prior practice, by again sewing it as above described.

According to the present invention the trousers cui is secured in place quickly without sewing with a thread and needle and the invention provides for the securing of the cuff by unskilled persons. As here disclosed the cuff 6 is secured in place by means of a staple I4. The staple is preferably inserted from the inner side of the trousers leg so that the staple crown I5 is at the inner side of the trousers leg while the staple prongs IGare caused to penetrate the fabric or layer l of the trousers leg 5 and the inner layer of fabric 9 of the cuff. However, the staple prongs I 6 are prevented from passing through the outer layer I I of the cuff and as clearly shown in Fig. 2 are clinched against the outer surface of the inner layer 9 of the cui. y

It is preferred that the staples be applied with the aid of some means such as that disclosed in my patent above identified. When a cui is to be secured in place an anvil means in the form of a needle-like part I1 (see Fig. 4) is passed through the outer layer I I of the cuff and the staple Il is then driven against such means from the inner side of the trousers leg. Normally the staple is substantially in the form of an inverted U as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 4 and as the staple' prongs engage the anvil I'I they 'are deflected as shown by the full lines in said figure. When the staple is fully driven it occupies the position of Fig. 3." By means of the anvil I1 the staple prongs are prevented from passing through the outer layer II of the cuff and as they are driven they are clinched against the outer surface of the layer 5 of the cuil.

Thus it will be seen that thelayers of fabric I and 9 are secured together by the staple I4 and 5* are clamped against one another since a portion of each layer isgripped between the clinched staple prongs I6 and the staple crown I5. Obviously, one or more staples may be applied to each side of the trousers leg so as to secure the cui in place. It is particularly noted that the staple is inserted, by preference, from the inner side of the trousers leg and is prevented fom passing though the outer layer Il of the cuff. Therefore, where the staple is in place it is not exposed at the outer side of the trousers leg and in addition only its crown is at the inner side of the leg whereby the staple is not visible and the points or ends of its prongs are embedded 'in the laminated construction forming the cui! and are thus not in position to catch on the hose of a wearer or to scratch a wearer.

In the drawing the staple prongs are bent toward one another to clinch them but when the f cui! is to be opened or folded down this may be easily accomplished by catching the upper edge .cuif including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, a staple having its crown at the inner side of the trousers leg and having its prongs passing througlisthe fabric of the trousers legs and all but the outer of said layers and clinched whereby the staple secures the cuff in place and is concealed by the outer layer of the cuil'.

2. The method of securing in place at the lower edge portion of a trousers leg a out including inner and outer layers of fabric connected aty their upper edges, comprising locating an anvil member between the outer and inner layers of the fabric of said cuff, passing the prongs of a staple through the lower portion of the trousers leg and the inner layer of the fabric of the cui! while the cui! is in place at the side of the trousers leg, and forcing the prongs of the staplev against, said anvil to prevent the prongs passing through the outer layer of the fabric of the trousers cui! and to clinch such prongs against the 'f outer surface oi' the inner layer of fabric of the trousers cuil'.

3. 'I'he method of securing in place at the lower edge portion of a trousers leg a cui! including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, comprising locating an anvil member between the outer and inner layers of the fabric of said cuff, passing a prong of a pronged come fastener through the lower portion of fthe trousers leg and the inner layer of thefabric of the cui! while the cuff is in place at the side of 4the trousers leg, and forcing the prong of the fas-g tener against said anvil to prevent the prong passing through the outr layer of the fabric of the cui! and to clinch such prong against the outersurface of the inner layer of fabric of the cun.

4. A trousers legcomprising at its lower end. a cuif including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, a staple passing through all of the layers of fabric of the trousers leg except the outer of said layers and fastened, whereby the staple secures the cut in place and isconcealed by the outer layer of the culi'.

5. The method of securing in placeat the lower edge portion of a trousers leg a culi' including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, consisting inpassing the prongs of a staple through the lower portion of the trousers leg and the inner layer of the fabric of the cuff while the cui! is in place at the side of the trousers leg, and clinching the ends of the prongs of the staple between the layers of the fabric of the cuff, whereby the anchoring of the staple is inwardly of the outer layer of fabric of the cud.

6. In combination with a trousers leg and a cuff at one end thereof including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, a staple fastening the cui! to the leg comprising prongs including free end portions passing through the leg and penetrating an inner layer of the cuif, 'and said freeends deflected to secure the cuil' in place and prevent casual withdrawal of the prongs from the trousers.

7. A trousers leg comprising at its lower end, a

cuff including inner and outer layers of fabric connected at their upper edges, a staple passing through the fabric of the trousers leg and engaging with an inner layer of the cun but not penetrating through the outermost layer of the cuff whereby the staple is concealed from the outer side of the cuil', and said staple denected' 

